Indian Creek Cemetery

Comanche County, Texas

The Indian Creek Methodist Church was established in 1880 with the first burial ocurring that same year. The Indian Creek Church and Cemetery Association was created on November 5th, 1981. The original Board of Directors were: L B Bowman, Aubrey Jones, Brady York, Bonnie Biggs, Rena Burdette, Gale York, and Lloyd Coker. The Board of Directors elected the following officers: President - L.B. Bowman; Vice-President - Aubrey Jones; Secretary/Treasurer - Gail York.

The annual meeting, as set in the Organizations By-Laws, is held the first Sunday in June. While the Indian Creek Methodist Church and Tabernacle were still standing, as many as 200 would attend. Along with a business meeting, a fellowship service and a "homecoming" gathering would take place with old and new friendships immerging. Food was provided by those attending and ranged from meat of all kinds to vegetable dishes to deserts. No one left hungry. A tour of the cemetery would occurr at sometime to educate the younger generations of their ancestors and stories to remember them by.

Today, we are fortunate to have thirty people attend the business meeting. It is my sincere hope that those who vist this site will be enlightened to start caring and either donate or join us at our next annual meeting. The care of our ancestors rests with us. The following pages contain a brief history of the Indian Creek Methodist Church and Cemetery. I have tried to be as accurate as possible by taking from historical facs and personal interviews. If an error is noted, please advise and it will be corrected as quickly as possible.

Following the historical recollections, there is a listing of all known burials at the cemetery. We do know that there are a few buried* there unknown but to God. If you have information of a loved one buried at Indian Creek Cemetery and they are not listed, please contact me and they will be added to the list. (*NOTE: In 2012, a person was granted permission to use a devining rod to determine where the unknown burials were. As a result, there a many, many white crosses in the cemetery indicating where "flower beds" used to be, where large oak trees use to stand before they were cut down, etc. In other words, there are more white crosses than people that lived in the area.)

There is a place for biographical sketches. If you would like to submit a biographical note on a loved associated with or buried at Indian Creek Cemetery, please contact the address below.